[T3] Undervoat question

[Mike Fisher]

BC/CC is better in that you buff the clear to a nice long lasting
shine.  It's also better for rock chips that chip the clear, but leave
the color.  Single stage paint rock chips down to the oddball color
primer.

On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 10:06 AM, David Sanderson <djsanderson at telus.net> wrote:
> Hi Bob and Keith
>
> Thanks for the comments - even though it seems that I cannot spell
> undercoat. I have stripped all the undercoat away and was planning on first
> epoxy primer and then the single stage paint that they mixed for me. That's
> the paint I used for al the underside of the shell itself. I had not thought
> of using the base-clear combination. Bob, do you think the single stage
> would be enough or do you prefer, would you recommend, going to the
> base-clear combination?
>
> Dave
>
> On Oct 29, 2011, at 8:50 PM, Bobsnotch at aol.com wrote:
>
>>
>> In a message dated 10/29/2011 11:00:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> topnotch at nycap.rr.com writes:
>>
>> I strip  or sandblast the fenders (careful sandblasting the sheetmetal)and
>> then use  POR 15 with a 3M undercoat over that, the POR 15 is a nice tough
>> coat and  lasts well as long as you don't actually paint it over any  rust
>> (ironicially!)and the undercoat keeps gravel and such from chipping  it
>> anyway.  I also rest the fender on its back edge and apply roofing  tar to
>> the back seam, just enough to seal it AFTER the POR 15 and then  undercoat
>> over the whole shebang.
>>
>> The real problem is making sure  you get ALL of the rust out of that seam
>> on
>> used fenders, your never going  to get 100% but if you make sure water
>> cant
>> get back in there then your  OK.
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Yup, I sandblast too, but I epoxy prime that, rather than use Por (I hate
>> that stuff). Then I paint it with auto paint, and clear coat it (just like
>> the  outside). This has worked great for me over the last 13 years I've
>> been
>> doing  it. Like I said before, it allows quick clean up, and to be able to
>> see any  possible "new" rust that might be trying to start. If you just
>> undercoat it like  it was, then it might have "new" rust forming under it
>> that
>> you can't see. This  is always the problem, hidden rust that comes back to
>> haunt you.With it painted,  you can use a flash light (torch for our UK
>> and OZ
>> friends) to visually check  for any rust that's starting to appear.
>>
>> Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
>> 71 Notch (Krunchy)
>> 64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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